BRIEDIS VS USYK IN WORLD BOXING SUPER SERIES SEMI FINAL

The World Boxing Super Series semifinal cruiserweight match between World Boxing Council champion, Mairis Briedis (23-0, 18 KOs), and Aleksandr Usyk (13-0, 11 KOs), will be in Riga Arena in Latvia on January 27, 2018.

"We are very excited about WBSS in Latvia. Usyk is an Olympic champion, world champion and the number one seed in the tournament, but when faced with national hero and world champion Briedis, he'll be up against the toughest challenge of his career. It's the biggest unification fight in the division for many, many years, "said Kalle Sauerland.

The 2012 Olympic Champion, 30-year-old Usyk, has expressed his desire to unify the cruiserweight belts and take home the Muhammad Ali Trophy.

The Ukrainian fighter went to Berlin, Germany, on September 9 in the first match of the tournament, offering a great fight by defeating local fighter Marco Huck. Now he travels to the home turf of Briedis.

Briedis aged 32, thrilled thousands of fans at the Riga Arena in Latvia, on September 30, to score a unanimous decision over Cuban Mike Perez.

Usyk and Briedis due to meet face to face at a press conference to formalize the fight.